Across Wales, Councils are finalising their budgets for 2024-2025. Of the councils that have published proposed council tax rates for the next financial year, the average planned rise is over 7.7%. Pembrokeshire County Council has consulted on a local rate rise of up to 25%. Despite these proposed council tax rises, Councils in Wales are…
“Once again performance on cancer treatment waiting times in Wales continues to worsen and fall woefully short of where people with cancer desperately need it to be. “We are particularly concerned about the ongoing delays for patients with gynaecological cancers, including cervical and ovarian cancer, as this month’s records show the third worse performance ever. …
Commenting on the latest NHS statistics for Wales, Russell George MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “It is atrocious that two key services provided by our Welsh NHS, cancer and ambulance waits, are worsening yet again in Labour-run Wales. “You have less than a 50/50 chance of an ambulance arriving within the target time…
Responding to the exchange with the Deputy Minister Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Transport Minister, said: “In the chamber this afternoon I challenged Labour’s Deputy Minster on his disastrous blanket 20mph speed limit, but he attempted to point the finger of blame elsewhere. “By appointing Phil Jones to review the policy – the same man who…
Responding to the exchange with Labour’s Education Minister, Laura Anne Jones MS, Shadow Education Minister, said: “Today I challenged the Minister on his dreadful record on education and his recent pledges to prioritise school spending and increasing standards. “The Minister once again failed to recognise his own cuts to the education budget and the dramatic…
Responding to Eluned Morgan failing to reveal how much it would cost to match the pay review body’s recommendation for junior doctors, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, said: “It is frankly bizarre that the Health Minister wouldn’t say how much it would cost to meet the pay review body’s recommendations on…
Responding to Welsh council debt, Sam Rowlands MS, Shadow Minister for Local Government, said: “Debt-ridden councils across Wales could be ticking time bombs unless funding is made more sustainable. “Councils trying to go above and beyond for residents are being pushed into massive levels of debt as the Labour Government expects more and more from…
Responding to the news that a major new railway station which was planned to open in 2024 will once again go before planners who will decide if work can even get started, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Transport Minister, said: “Further delays and cancellations of transport infrastructure is becoming common place for Labour. “The Labour Welsh…
Labour begins backpedalling on blanket 20mph speed limit Responding to Vaughan Gething promising a review of the controversial 20mph blanket policy, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Transport Minister, said: “Labour have continued with their blanket 20mph policy and chosen to ignore the Welsh public from day one. “The Welsh public are rejecting this policy wholesale and…
Responding to calls for the Welsh Government to rethink plans to cut rates relief from 75% to 40%, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives said: “It’s understandable that businesses across Wales are concerned about the draft budget proposals on business rates relief. “Local businesses are a huge part of their communities, paying…
